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[Column] ArcheAge: This Week's AA News Round Up
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A bit over a week ago GDC kicked off and with it came more ArcheAge news from Trion Worlds. More specifically, Producer Victoria Voss, Community Manager Evan Berman, and CEO Scott Hartsman were on the scene! If you haven't been following our column on ArcheAge, Bill Murphy's preview provides an informative overview on AA. Whereas Som Pourfarzaneh's preview gives a closer look to the sandbox side of the game.
Read more of Jeffrey Lerman's ArcheAge: This Week's AA News Round Up.
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As long Russia servers let me continue to play, my wait its easier now. But i hope release is still on 2014 at least ...
It is only themepark like when you level your character by doing quests, once that is done its all up to the players to make it what it is. The focus is interacting with the world and people (players) in it, not big boss mobs for raid loot.
I would recommend actually trying the game before writing it off due to supposed knowledge gained from other people and not first hand experience.
My biggest issues (and yes it's "my issue") is that besides the all over the place art design (not a game breaker) this game allows players to create their own content and even anachronistic content.
Is this ability still in the game? Or is it just for the east?
Godfred's Tomb Trailer: https://youtu.be/-nsXGddj_4w
Original Skyrim: https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrim/mods/109547
Serph toze kindly has started a walk-through. https://youtu.be/UIelCK-lldo
So far its still in the game. And anyone who has questions just join the official forums the devs are there alot and answer alot of questions.
Any mmo worth its salt should be like a good prostitute when it comes to its game world- One hell of a faker, and a damn good shaker!
Government is not reason; it is not eloquent; it is force. Like fire, it is a dangerous servant and a fearful master.
George Washington
so say we all
As long as a publisher / dev doesn't double-dip against subscribers, then a P2P / F2P hybrid payment plan is promising. Hopefully it works out for Japan (not sure who their pub is).
It's like getting an unlimited free trial, with the option to subscribe to become competitive and relevant, to maximize enjoyability. Kind of a win / win, since for some odd reason even games just coming out don't have any free trials. /boggle
Want a nice understanding of life? Try Spirit Science: "The Human History"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U8NNHmV3QPw&feature=plcp
Recognize the voice? Yep sounds like Penny Arcade's Extra Credits.
Loving my experience in Russia.
Its a really nice mix with themepark and some sandbox elements.
My concern about the future is (NA/EU release and future patchs) which side they going to strech: the themepark or the sandbox elements?
My gaming blog
I've stopped buying or even playing f2p by watching videos. I always watch twitch.tv.
If it's not good enough to have a channel, then forget it.
If I watch there and I don't like it, then forget it.
The game will be what it will be.... stopped caring years ago. Seems like the rest of the world was the pref client base. F'em all... we'll have EQN finished and AA will pass like bad gas.
This is exactly what I heard, from this site when it was released. Since it is f2p, I will probably give it a shot, my age of wushu guild was very excited for it. I'm still very skeptical at this point and worry some over thie 1.0 patch. If it really goes towards a themepark style game I will put it down in no time.
Trion is in discussion with XLgames to see what they're going to import from that patch. The russion version aparently didn't get it anyway, so Trion can refuse it if they want. And i think they even stated they would bring in only some bits. So it's still up in the air.
'Sandbox MMO' is a PTSD trigger word for anyone who has the experience to know that anonymous players invariably use a 'sandbox' in the same manner a housecat does.
When your head is stuck in the sand, your ass becomes the only recognizable part of you.
No game is more fun than the one you can't play, and no game is more boring than one which you've become familiar.
How to become a millionaire:
Start with a billion dollars and make an MMO.
it's already come out in other regions, there is a demoed game at GDC and they are releasing more and more info every week.
So I have no idea why you'd say that, it makes no sense.
The Asian market likes the 1.0 patch, the "western" market does not. Do not expect the full 1.0 patch to hit the western market as Russia is not using it.
BTW, the 1.0 patch doesn't turn it into a themepark, it just makes grinding dailies the most effective way to do things because of the limitation on labor points unless you spend money to surpass the labor point cap. Asia loves these type of cash shop items, they don't see it as p2w and they also love grinding for the sense of accomplishment.
Games:
Currently playing:Nothing
Will play: Darkfall: Unholy Wars
Past games:
Guild Wars 2 - Xpiher Duminous
Xpiher's GW2
GW 1 - Xpiher Duminous
Darkfall - Xpiher Duminous (NA) retired
AoC - Xpiher (Tyranny) retired
Warhammer - Xpiher
I don't think the Asian market even liked the 1.0 patch. Since the uproar in Korea over this.
Nobody (OK a few do) likes the 1.0 patch. which is why Trion is trying to keep a sandpark game still sandpark.
The demo alone is above any game currently out, and there is another demo slated for this Friday.
demo = http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2cvcTL8S4e4
It's an amazing game. It's a sandbox game. It's a themepark game. It is PVP. It is PVE. What a mash. It encompasses every mood swing I could ever have. In one game.
Want a nice understanding of life? Try Spirit Science: "The Human History"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U8NNHmV3QPw&feature=plcp
Recognize the voice? Yep sounds like Penny Arcade's Extra Credits.
The uproar in korea is over blown as far as I can tell. Most of the complaints come from western players who played the on the Korean server and don't like it. If the 1.0 Patch was as bad as all the fan sties made it out to be, they would be reverting it.
P.S. I currently live in Korea and I still see people playing ArcheAge in PC Bangs regularllly.
Games:
Currently playing:Nothing
Will play: Darkfall: Unholy Wars
Past games:
Guild Wars 2 - Xpiher Duminous
Xpiher's GW2
GW 1 - Xpiher Duminous
Darkfall - Xpiher Duminous (NA) retired
AoC - Xpiher (Tyranny) retired
Warhammer - Xpiher
AA is teh savior.
No instances !
The world is free of borders, you can go from the very east to the very west without zoning a single time.
Im playing since some weeks in russia and i totally have a blast, even with the f2p restrictions.
Cant wait for Trion to post me some code